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Fox 01-11-2004 08:22 AM

I still haven't figured out the photo stuff, but...

This is the thread address
http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/show...367#post397367

-John

ssnake 01-11-2004 09:53 AM

Under car exhaust
 
Good research John, that's the pic I was referring to in the archives.

Chucks Brandts exhaust system that he got from ERA appears to be similar as the one I received from them.
However Chucks is for outboard brakes and mine is for inboard brakes.The pipe angles and clearances may differ somewhat in the rear fender but one gets the idea how it's engineered. On mine, the clearances of the pipe between the frame and tire are close.

One item of mention is my exhaust guy had to do a little bending on the angle on the primary for it to set up correctly in the vehicle. Other than having to cut out the old exhaust manifolds, the installation was pretty straight forward.

Don

427sharpe 01-11-2004 11:32 AM

I really like the look of the street 427..I wonder how many guys who favor the 289 street car have ever considered this approach?
The green car pictured earlier is fabulous!http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...car1-thumb.jpg http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...car2-thumb.jpg

Fox 01-11-2004 12:19 PM

Thanks Robert for posting those exaust pictures. :)

Once again I am humbled by the simple, I'm sure.

-John

werthie 01-12-2004 12:15 AM

under car exhaust/ slabside 289
 
For those of you with original 260/289 Cobras or slabside replicas, here are two resources:

First, the oval glasspacks you need are no longer available. There's an outfit in Florida that will make reproductions very inexpensively: Kepich Exhaust. Talk to the owner, John Kepich at 1-800-365-5764. The original dimensions are 15" case length, 6-1/2" at the widest point, and 3-3/8" at the tallest point. Inlet and outlet were originally 1-7/8", but I had them make it with 2". Just personal taste, but you want glasspacks, not turbos or Flowmasters. It's just the right sound . . . .and it's original.

Second, for pipes, contact well-known Cobra expert Bill Kemper at csxcobrakids@aol.com. If you have the little cast iron manifolds and the two-tube headers, Bill will sell you the proper header pipes that come off the headers and connect to the muffler inlets. If you're running headers, you probably don't need this piece. He also makes the tail pipes--one piece from muffler outlet to the tip (slash cut, per the originals). The pipes are aluminized, with the appropriate hanger brackets welded on (in just the right places). Once again, I chose 2" O.D., even though the originals were smaller. Bill also sells the original rubber insulated connectors; you'll need three per side.

Using Bill's pipes and Kepich's mufflers, total installation time was less than an hour. I had to shorten the tail pipes slightly, and I had to flare each tail pipe slightly to fit over the muffler outlet. That was it.

Good luck and Happy New Year!

Alan in L.A.

Scott S 03-29-2004 05:51 PM

Been under lately?
 
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Here are a couple of photos,


Scott S

Scott S 03-29-2004 06:15 PM

Another,
 
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From the rear,

imagine2frolic 12-09-2006 05:55 AM

Does anyone know if anybody is duplicating the original manifolds for the small block?

Rick 427 Cobra 12-09-2006 10:15 PM

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Werthie, got any pictures of those mufflers? Nothing about Cobras on the website, but a lot of bad reviews from other hobbiests. What is "inexpensive?" This is the muffler on Nedsel's car. Same?


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